Kuwaitis voted back an overwhelming majority of the 50 members of the court-nullified 2022 National Assembly, according to official results announced early Wednesday, hoping the new Assembly will cooperate with the government to take the country out of non-stop crises.
The government of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah submitted its resignation as required by the constitution and HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah accepted it, asking the Cabinet to continue as a caretaker government.
Before its resignation, the government approved an Amiri decree calling on the new National Assembly to hold its inaugural session on June 20, as the Kuwaiti constitution requires the Assembly to meet within two weeks of announcing the results.
HH the Amir is expected to ask HH Sheikh Ahmad to form a new Cabinet, or appoint a new figure to lead the new government. HH the Amir congratulated the incoming deputies and called on them to “carry the responsibility of representing the people and… realize their aspiration for a better future,” according to KUNA.